CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 1 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to K -12 assessments and 2
accountability; amending s. 411.227, F.S.; conforming 3
provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 4
1000.21, F.S.; renaming the "Next Generation Sunshine 5
State Standards" as the "state academic standards"; 6
amending ss. 1002.37, 1002.45, 1002.53, 1002.67, 7
1002.68, 1003.41, and 1003.53 F.S.; conforming 8
provisions to changes made by the act; providing a 9
directive to the Division of Law Revision; amending s. 10
1008.2125, F.S.; deleting provisions relating to the 11
coordinated screening and progress monitoring program; 12
conforming cross-references to changes made by the 13
act; amending s. 1008.22, F.S.; conforming provisions 14
to changes made by the act; providing that certain 15
end-of-year comprehensive progress monitoring 16
assessments are the statewide, standardized ELA and 17
Mathematics assessments for certain students; 18
providing that achievement levels on specified 19
assessments shall measure grade -level performance, 20
rather than satisfactory performance; requiring 21
certain assessment results to be provided by a 22
specified date beginning with a certain school year; 23
including the coordinated screening and progress 24
monitoring system in the limitation on the school 25
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 2 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
hours authorized for testing; revising the timeframe 26
results for district -required local assessments must 27
be provided to a student's parent; requiring such 28
results to be provided in specified formats; requiring 29
specified information to be included on individual 30
student reports; requiring the Commissioner of 31
Education to provide specified recommendations from an 32
independent review of the coordinated screening and 33
progress monitoring system to the Governor and 34
Legislature by a specified date; providing 35
requirements for the review and recommendations; 36
providing for the future repeal of such requirements; 37
amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; conforming provisions to 38
changes made by the act; requiring the coordinated 39
screening and progress monitoring system to identify 40
the educational strengths and needs of students; 41
revising requirements for su ch system; providing 42
requirements for the administration of the coordinated 43
screenings and progress monitoring and the reporting 44
of results; requiring a specified annual report to be 45
accessible through certain web -based options; deleting 46
a requirement that district school boards print 47
specified information in a local newspaper; amending 48
s. 1008.33, F.S.; making editorial changes; requiring 49
a school district to take specified actions for a 50
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 3 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
school that earns an initial school grade of "D"; 51
revising the options available to a school district 52
that must implement a turnaround plan for a school; 53
authorizing a school district to submit a turnaround 54
plan for a school that has earned an initial school 55
grade of "D"; revising the options available to a 56
school district with a school that implemented a 57
turnaround plan and did not improve its school grade; 58
requiring certain schools that exit turnaround status 59
and earn a specified school grade within a certain 60
time period to select and implement a turnaround 61
option; providing requirements for the selection of 62
such turnaround option; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; 63
requiring the State Board of Education to annually 64
review the percentage of schools earning certain 65
school grades and determine if the school grading 66
scale must be adjusted; providing requirements for 67
such adjustments; requiring the state board to provide 68
specified information to the public; providing a 69
transition for the calculation of school and district 70
grades for the 2022-2023 school year; providing 71
requirements for the calculation of such grades and 72
exemption schools from specified provisions; providing 73
requirements for determining grade 3 retention and 74
high school graduation requirements for such school 75
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 4 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
year; providing for the future repeal of specified 76
provisions; amending s. 1008.341, F.S.; providing that 77
school improvements rating will not be calculated for 78
the 2022-2023 school year; providing for the future 79
repeal of specified provisions; providing an effective 80
date. 81
82
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the S tate of Florida: 83
84
Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and paragraph 85
(b) of subsection (3) of section 411.227, Florida Statutes, are 86
amended to read: 87
411.227 Components of the Learning Gateway. —The Learning 88
Gateway system consists of the follow ing components: 89
(1) COMMUNITY EDUCATION STRATEGIES AND FAMILY -ORIENTED 90
ACCESS.— 91
(d) In collaboration with other local resources, the 92
demonstration projects shall develop public awareness strategies 93
to disseminate information about developmental milesto nes, 94
precursors of learning problems and other developmental delays, 95
and the service system that is available. The information should 96
target parents of children from birth through age 9 and should 97
be distributed to parents, health care providers, and careg ivers 98
of children from birth through age 9. A variety of media should 99
be used as appropriate, such as print, television, radio, and a 100
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 5 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
community-based Internet website, as well as opportunities such 101
as those presented by parent visits to physicians for well -child 102
checkups. The Learning Gateway Steering Committee shall provide 103
technical assistance to the local demonstration projects in 104
developing and distributing educational materials and 105
information. 106
1. Public awareness strategies targeting parents of 107
children from birth through age 5 shall be designed to provide 108
information to public and private preschool programs, child care 109
providers, pediatricians, parents, and local businesses and 110
organizations. These strategies should include information on 111
the school readiness performance standards adopted by the 112
Department of Education. 113
2. Public awareness strategies targeting parents of 114
children from ages 6 through 9 must be designed to disseminate 115
training materials and brochures to parents and public and 116
private school personnel, and must be coordinated with the local 117
school board and the appropriate school advisory committees in 118
the demonstration projects. The materials should contain 119
information on state and district achievement proficiency levels 120
for grades K-3. 121
(3) EARLY EDUCATION, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. — 122
(b) Demonstration projects shall develop strategies to 123
increase the use of appropriate intervention practices with 124
children who have learning problems and learning disabilities 125
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 6 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
within public and private e arly care and education programs and 126
K-3 public and private school settings. Strategies may include 127
training and technical assistance teams. Intervention must be 128
coordinated and must focus on providing effective supports to 129
children and their families with in their regular education and 130
community environment. These strategies must incorporate, as 131
appropriate, school and district activities related to the 132
student's progress monitoring plan and must provide parents with 133
greater access to community -based services that should be 134
available beyond the traditional school day. Academic 135
expectations for public school students in grades K -3 must be 136
based upon the local school board's adopted achievement 137
proficiency levels. When appropriate, school personnel shall 138
consult with the local Learning Gateway to identify other 139
community resources for supporting the child and the family. 140
Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 1000.21, Florida 141
Statutes, is amended to read: 142
1000.21 Systemwide definitions. —As used in the Flori da 143
Early Learning-20 Education Code: 144
(7) "Next Generation Sunshine State academic standards" 145
means the state's public K -12 curricular standards adopted under 146
s. 1003.41. 147
Section 3. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) and paragraphs 148
(a) and (d) of subsect ion (10) of section 1002.37, Florida 149
Statutes, are amended to read: 150
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 7 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1002.37 The Florida Virtual School. — 151
(3) Funding for the Florida Virtual School shall be 152
provided as follows: 153
(f) The Florida Virtual School shall receive state funds 154
for operating purposes as provided in the General Appropriations 155
Act. The calculation to determine the amount of state funds 156
includes: the sum of the base Florida Education Finance Program 157
funding, the state-funded discretionary contribution and a per -158
full-time equivalent share of the discretionary millage 159
compression supplement, the exceptional student education 160
guaranteed allocation, the instructional materials allocation, 161
the evidence-based research-based reading instruction 162
allocation, the mental health assistance allocation, and the 163
teacher salary increase allocation. For the purpose of 164
calculating the state -funded discretionary contribution, 165
multiply the maximum allowable nonvoted discretionary millage 166
for operations pursuant to s. 1011.71(1) and (3) by the value of 167
96 percent of the current year's taxable value for school 168
purposes for the state; divide the result by the total full -time 169
equivalent membership of the state; and multiply the result by 170
the full-time equivalent membership of the school. Funds may not 171
be provided for the purpose of fulfilling the class size 172
requirements in ss. 1003.03 and 1011.685. 173
(10)(a) Public school students receiving full -time 174
instruction in kindergarten through grade 12 by the Florida 175
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 8 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
Virtual School must take all statewide assessments required 176
pursuant to s. 1008.22 and participate in the coordinated 177
screening and progress monitoring system under s. 1008.25(8) . 178
(d) Unless an alternative testing site is mutually agreed 179
to by the Florida Virtual School and the school district or as 180
contracted under s. 1008.24, all industry certification 181
examinations, national assessments, progress monitoring under s. 182
1008.25(8), and statewide assessments must be taken at the 183
school to which the student would be assigned according to 184
district school board attendance areas. A school district must 185
provide the student with access to the school's testing 186
facilities and the date and time of the administration of 187
progress monitoring and each examination or assessment. 188
Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 189
1002.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 190
1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. — 191
(6) STUDENT PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. —Each student 192
enrolled in a virtual in struction program or virtual charter 193
school must: 194
(b) Take statewide assessments pursuant to s. 1008.22 and 195
participate in the coordinated screening and progress monitoring 196
system under s. 1008.25(8) . Statewide assessments and progress 197
monitoring may be administered within the school district in 198
which such student resides, or as specified in the contract in 199
accordance with s. 1008.24(3). If requested by the approved 200
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 9 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
provider or virtual charter school, the district of residence 201
must provide the student wit h access to the district's testing 202
facilities. 203
Section 5. Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section 204
1002.53, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 205
1002.53 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; 206
eligibility and enrollment. — 207
(6) 208
(d) Each parent who enrolls his or her child in the 209
Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program must allow his or 210
her child to participate in the coordinated screening and 211
progress monitoring program under s. 1008.25(8) s. 1008.2125. 212
Section 6. Paragraph (b) of sub section (2) of section 213
1002.67, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 214
1002.67 Performance standards and curricula. — 215
(2) 216
(b) Each private prekindergarten provider's and public 217
school's curriculum must be developmentally appropriate and 218
must: 219
1. Be designed to prepare a student for early literacy and 220
provide for instruction in early math skills; 221
2. Enhance the age-appropriate progress of students in 222
attaining the performance standards adopted by the department 223
under subsection (1); and 224
3. Support student learning gains through differentiated 225
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 10 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
instruction that shall be measured by the coordinated screening 226
and progress monitoring program under s. 1008.25(8) s. 227
1008.2125. 228
Section 7. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1), 229
paragraphs (b) and (e) o f subsection (4), and paragraph (c) of 230
subsection (6) of section 1002.68, Florida Statutes, are amended 231
to read: 232
1002.68 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program 233
accountability.— 234
(1)(a) Beginning with the 2022 -2023 program year, each 235
private prekindergarten provider and public school participating 236
in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program must 237
participate in the coordinated screening and progress monitoring 238
program in accordance with s. 1008.25(8) s. 1008.2125. The 239
coordinated screening and progress monitoring program results 240
shall be used by the department to identify student learning 241
gains, index development learning outcomes upon program 242
completion relative to the performance standards established 243
under s. 1002.67 and representative norms, and inform a private 244
prekindergarten provider's and public school's performance 245
metric. 246
(b) At a minimum, the initial and final progress 247
monitoring or screening must be administered by individuals 248
meeting requirements adopted by the department under s. 249
1008.2125. 250
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 11 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
(4) 251
(b) The methodology for calculating a provider's 252
performance metric may not include students who are not 253
administered the coordinated screening and progress monitoring 254
program under s. 1008.25(8) s. 1008.2125. 255
(e) Subject to an appropri ation, the department shall 256
provide for a differential payment to a private prekindergarten 257
provider and public school based on the provider's designation. 258
The maximum differential payment may not exceed a total of 15 259
percent of the base student allocation per full-time equivalent 260
student under s. 1002.71 attending in the consecutive program 261
year for that program. A private prekindergarten provider or 262
public school may not receive a differential payment if it 263
receives a designation of "proficient" or lower. Before the 264
adoption of the methodology, the department shall confer with 265
the Council for Early Grade Success under s. 1008.2125 before 266
receiving approval from the State Board of Education for the 267
final recommendations on the designation system and differe ntial 268
payments. 269
(6) 270
(c) The department shall adopt criteria for granting good 271
cause exemptions. Such criteria must include, but are not 272
limited to, all of the following: 273
1. Child demographic data that evidences a private 274
prekindergarten provider or public school serves a statistically 275
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 12 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
significant population of children with special needs who have 276
individual education plans and can demonstrate progress toward 277
meeting the goals outlined in the students' individual education 278
plans. 279
2. Learning gains of children served in the Voluntary 280
Prekindergarten Education Program by the private prekindergarten 281
provider or public school on an alternative measure that has 282
comparable validity and reliability of the coordinated screening 283
and progress monitoring program in accordance with s. 1008.25(8) 284
s. 1008.2125. 285
3. Program assessment data under subsection (2) which 286
demonstrates effective teaching practices as recognized by the 287
tool developer. 288
4. Verification that local and state health and safety 289
requirements are met. 290
Section 8. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1003.41, 291
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 292
1003.41 Next Generation Sunshine State academic 293
standards.— 294
(1) The Next Generation Sunshine state academic standards 295
establish the core content of the curricula to be taught in the 296
state and specify the core content knowledge and skills that K -297
12 public school students are expected to acquire. Standards 298
must be rigorous and relevant and provide for the logical, 299
sequential progression of core curricular content that 300
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 13 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
incrementally increases a student's core content knowledge and 301
skills over time. Curricular content for all subjects must 302
integrate critical-thinking, problem-solving, and workforce -303
literacy skills; communication, reading, and writing skills; 304
mathematics skills; collaboration skills; contextual and 305
applied-learning skills; technology -literacy skills; information 306
and media-literacy skills; and civic -engagement skills. The 307
standards must include distinct grade -level expectations for the 308
core content knowledge and skills that a student is expected to 309
have acquired by each individual grade level from kindergarten 310
through grade 8. The standards for grades 9 through 12 may be 311
organized by grade clusters of more than one grade level except 312
as otherwise provided for visual and performing arts, physical 313
education, health, and foreign language standards. 314
(2) The Next Generation Sunshine state academic standards 315
must meet the following requirements: 316
(a) English Language Arts standards must establish 317
specific curricular content for, at a minimum, reading, writing, 318
speaking and listening, and language. 319
(b) Science standards must establish specific curricular 320
content for, at a minimum, the nature of science, earth and 321
space science, physical science, and life science. 322
(c) Mathematics standards must establish specific 323
curricular content for, at a minimum, algebra, geometry, 324
statistics and probability, number and quantity, functions, and 325
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 14 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
modeling. 326
(d) Social Studies standards must establish specific 327
curricular content for, at a minimum, geography, United States 328
and world history, government, civics, humanities, economics, 329
and financial literacy. 330
(e) Visual and performing arts, physical education, 331
health, and foreign language standards must establish specific 332
curricular content and include distinct grade level expectations 333
for the core content knowledge and skills that a student is 334
expected to have acquired by each individ ual grade level from 335
kindergarten through grade 5. The standards for grades 6 through 336
12 may be organized by grade clusters of more than one grade 337
level. 338
Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 339
1003.53, Florida Statutes, is amended to rea d: 340
1003.53 Dropout prevention and academic intervention. — 341
(1) 342
(c) A student shall be identified as being eligible to 343
receive services funded through the dropout prevention and 344
academic intervention program based upon one of the following 345
criteria: 346
1. The student is academically unsuccessful as evidenced 347
by low test scores, retention, failing grades, low grade point 348
average, falling behind in earning credits, or not meeting the 349
state or district achievement proficiency levels in reading, 350
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 15 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
mathematics, or writing. 351
2. The student has a pattern of excessive absenteeism or 352
has been identified as a habitual truant. 353
3. The student has a history of disruptive behavior in 354
school or has committed an offense that warrants out -of-school 355
suspension or expulsion from school according to the district 356
school board's code of student conduct. For the purposes of this 357
program, "disruptive behavior" is behavior that: 358
a. Interferes with the student's own learning or the 359
educational process of others and requires atten tion and 360
assistance beyond that which the traditional program can provide 361
or results in frequent conflicts of a disruptive nature while 362
the student is under the jurisdiction of the school either in or 363
out of the classroom; or 364
b. Severely threatens the ge neral welfare of students or 365
others with whom the student comes into contact. 366
4. The student is identified by a school's early warning 367
system pursuant to s. 1001.42(18)(b). 368
Section 10. The Division of Law Revision is directed to 369
prepare a reviser's b ill for the 2023 Regular Session of the 370
Legislature to change the term "Next Generation Sunshine State 371
Standards" to "state academic standards" wherever the term 372
appears in the Florida Statutes. 373
Section 11. Subsection (4) of section 1008.2125, Florida 374
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (1), subsection (3) is 375
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 16 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
renumbered as subsection (2), and subsections (5) through (7) 376
are renumbered as subsections (3) through (5), respectively, and 377
subsections (1) and (2) and present subsections (3), (4), and 378
(5) of that section are amended, to read: 379
1008.2125 The Council for Early Grade Success Coordinated 380
screening and progress monitoring program for students in the 381
Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 3 .— 382
(1) The primary purpose of the coo rdinated screening and 383
progress monitoring program for students in the Voluntary 384
Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 3 is to provide 385
information on students' progress in mastering the appropriate 386
grade-level standards and to provide information on their 387
progress to parents, teachers, and school and program 388
administrators. Data shall be used by Voluntary Prekindergarten 389
Education Program providers and school districts to improve 390
instruction, by parents and teachers to guide learning 391
objectives and provide timely and appropriate supports and 392
interventions to students not meeting grade -level expectations, 393
and by the public to assess the cost benefit of the expenditure 394
of taxpayer dollars. The coordinated screening and progress 395
monitoring program mus t: 396
(a) Measure student progress in the Voluntary 397
Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 3 in meeting the 398
appropriate expectations in early literacy and math skills and 399
in English Language Arts and mathematics, as required by ss. 400
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 17 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1002.67(1)(a) and 1003.41. 401
(b) Provide data for accountability of the Voluntary 402
Prekindergarten Education Program, as required by s. 1002.68. 403
(c) Provide baseline data to the department of each 404
student's readiness for kindergarten, which must be based on 405
each kindergarten student's progress monitoring results that was 406
administered no later than the first 30 instructional days in 407
accordance with paragraph (2)(a). The methodology for 408
determining a student's readiness for kindergarten shall be 409
developed by the dep artment and aligned to the methodology 410
adopted pursuant to s. 1002.68(4). 411
(d) Identify the educational strengths and needs of 412
students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program 413
through grade 3. 414
(e) Provide teachers with progress monitoring dat a to 415
provide timely interventions and supports pursuant to s. 416
1008.25(4). 417
(f) Assess how well educational goals and curricular 418
standards are met at the provider, school, district, and state 419
levels. 420
(g) Provide information to aid in the evaluation and 421
development of educational programs and policies. 422
(2) The Commissioner of Education shall design a 423
statewide, standardized coordinated screening and progress 424
monitoring program to assess early literacy and mathematics 425
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 18 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
skills and the English Language Arts and mathematics standards 426
established in ss. 1002.67(1)(a) and 1003.41, respectively. The 427
coordinated screening and progress monitoring program must 428
provide interval level and norm -referenced data that measures 429
equivalent levels of growth; be a development ally appropriate, 430
valid, and reliable direct assessment; be able to capture data 431
on students who may be performing below grade or developmental 432
level and which may enable the identification of early 433
indicators of dyslexia or other developmental delays; acc urately 434
measure the core content in the applicable grade level 435
standards; document learning gains for the achievement of these 436
standards; and provide teachers with progress monitoring 437
supports and materials that enhance differentiated instruction 438
and parent communication. Participation in the coordinated 439
screening and progress monitoring program is mandatory for all 440
students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and 441
enrolled in a public school in kindergarten through grade 3. The 442
coordinated screening and progress monitoring program shall be 443
implemented beginning in the 2022 -2023 school year for students 444
in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and 445
kindergarten students, as follows: 446
(a) The coordinated screening and progress monitori ng 447
program shall be administered within the first 30 days after 448
enrollment, midyear, and within the last 30 days of the program 449
or school year, in accordance with the rules adopted by the 450
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 19 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
State Board of Education. The state board may adopt alternate 451
timeframes to address nontraditional school year calendars or 452
summer programs to ensure the coordinated screening and progress 453
monitoring program is administered a minimum of three times 454
within a year or program. 455
(b) The results of the coordinated screening an d progress 456
monitoring program shall be reported to the department, in 457
accordance with the rules adopted by the state board, and 458
maintained in the department's educational data warehouse. 459
(1)(4) The Council for Early Grade Success, a council as 460
defined in s. 20.03(7), is created within the Department of 461
Education to oversee the coordinated screening and progress 462
monitoring program under s. 1008.25(8) for students in the 463
Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 3 and, 464
except as otherwise pr ovided in this section, shall operate 465
consistent with s. 20.052. 466
(a) The council shall be responsible for reviewing the 467
implementation of, training for, and outcomes from the 468
coordinated screening and progress monitoring program to provide 469
recommendations to the department that support grade 3 students 470
reading at or above grade level. The council, at a minimum, 471
shall: 472
1. Provide recommendations on the implementation of the 473
coordinated screening and progress monitoring program, including 474
reviewing any procurement solicitation documents and criteria 475
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 20 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
before being published. 476
2. Develop training plans and timelines for such training. 477
3. Identify appropriate personnel, processes, and 478
procedures required for the administration of the coordinated 479
screening and progress monitoring program. 480
4. Provide input on the methodology for calculating a 481
provider's or school's performance metric and designations under 482
s. 1002.68(4). 483
5. Work with the department to review the methodology for 484
determining a child's kinder garten readiness. 485
6. Review data on age -appropriate learning gains by grade 486
level that a student would need to attain in order to 487
demonstrate proficiency in reading by grade 3. 488
7. Continually review anonymized data from the results of 489
the coordinated screening and progress monitoring program for 490
students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program 491
through grade 3 to help inform recommendations to the department 492
that support practices that will enable grade 3 students to read 493
at or above grade lev el. 494
(b) The council shall be composed of 17 members who are 495
residents of the state and appointed as follows: 496
1. Three members appointed by the Governor, as follows: 497
a. One representative from the Department of Education. 498
b. One parent of a child wh o is 4 to 9 years of age. 499
c. One representative that is an elementary school 500
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 21 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
administrator. 501
2. Seven members appointed by the President of the Senate, 502
as follows: 503
a. One senator who serves at the pleasure of the President 504
of the Senate. 505
b. One representative of an urban school district. 506
c. One representative of a rural early learning coalition. 507
d. One representative of a faith -based early learning 508
provider who offers the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 509
Program. 510
e. One representative who is a second grade teacher who 511
has at least 5 years of teaching experience. 512
f. Two representatives with subject matter expertise in 513
early learning, early grade success, or child assessments. 514
3. Seven members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 515
Representatives, as follows: 516
a. One member of the House of Representatives who serves 517
at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House. 518
b. One representative of a rural school district. 519
c. One representative of an urban early learning 520
coalition. 521
d. One representative of an early learning provider who 522
offers the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. 523
e. One member who is a kindergarten teacher who has at 524
least 5 years of teaching experience. 525
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 22 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
f. Two representatives with subject matter expertise i n 526
early learning, early grade success, or child assessment. 527
4. The four representatives with subject matter expertise 528
in sub-subparagraphs 2.f. and 3.f. may not be direct 529
stakeholders within the early learning or public school systems. 530
(2)(3) The Commissioner of Education shall: 531
(a) Develop a plan, in coordination with the Council for 532
Early Grade Success, for implementing the coordinated screening 533
and progress monitoring program in consideration of timelines 534
for implementing new early literacy and mat hematics skills and 535
the English Language Arts and mathematics standards established 536
in ss. 1002.67(1)(a) and 1003.41, as appropriate. 537
(b) Provide data, reports, and information as requested to 538
the Council for Early Grade Success. 539
(3)(5) The council shall elect a chair and vice chair, one 540
of whom must be a member who has subject matter expertise in 541
early learning, early grade success, or child assessments. The 542
vice chair must be a member appointed by the President of the 543
Senate or the Speaker of the Hous e of Representatives who is not 544
one of the four members with subject matter expertise in early 545
learning, early grade success, or child assessments appointed 546
pursuant to sub-subparagraphs (2)(b)2.f. and 3.f. (4)(b)2.f. and 547
3.f. Members of the council shall serve without compensation but 548
are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses 549
pursuant to s. 112.061. 550
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 23 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
Section 12. Subsection (13) of section 1008.22, Florida 551
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (14), subsections (3) and 552
(6) and paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), (g), (h), and (i) of 553
subsection (7) are amended, and a new subsection (13) is added 554
to that section, to read: 555
1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools. — 556
(3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. —The 557
Commissioner of Education shall design and implement a 558
statewide, standardized assessment program aligned to the core 559
curricular content established in the Next Generation Sunshine 560
state academic standards. The commissioner also must develop or 561
select and implement a common battery of assessment tools that 562
will be used in all juvenile justice education programs in the 563
state. These tools must accurately measure the core curricular 564
content established in the Next Generation Sunshine state 565
academic standards. Participa tion in the assessment program is 566
mandatory for all school districts and all students attending 567
public schools, including adult students seeking a standard high 568
school diploma under s. 1003.4282 and students in Department of 569
Juvenile Justice education prog rams, except as otherwise 570
provided by law. If a student does not participate in the 571
assessment program, the school district must notify the 572
student's parent and provide the parent with information 573
regarding the implications of such nonparticipation. The 574
statewide, standardized assessment program shall be designed and 575
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 24 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
implemented as follows: 576
(a) Statewide, standardized comprehensive assessments. — 577
1. The statewide, standardized English Language Arts (ELA) 578
assessments shall be administered to students in g rades 3 579
through 10. Retake opportunities for the grade 10 ELA assessment 580
must be provided. Reading passages and writing prompts for ELA 581
assessments shall incorporate grade -level core curricula content 582
from social studies. The statewide, standardized Mathem atics 583
assessments shall be administered annually in grades 3 through 584
8. The statewide, standardized Science assessment shall be 585
administered annually at least once at the elementary and middle 586
grades levels. In order to earn a standard high school diploma, 587
a student who has not earned a passing score on the grade 10 ELA 588
assessment must earn a passing score on the assessment retake or 589
earn a concordant score as authorized under subsection (9). 590
Statewide, standardized ELA and Mathematics assessments in 591
grades 3 through 6 must be delivered in a paper -based format. 592
2. Beginning with the 2022 -2023 school year, the end -of-593
year comprehensive progress monitoring assessment administered 594
pursuant to s. 1008.25(8)(b)2. is the statewide, standardized 595
ELA assessment for students in grades 3 through 10 and the 596
statewide, standardized Mathematics assessment for students in 597
grades 3 through 8. 598
(b) End-of-course (EOC) assessments. —EOC assessments must 599
be statewide, standardized, and developed or approved by the 600
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 25 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
Department of Education as follows: 601
1. EOC assessments for Algebra I, Geometry, Biology I, 602
United States History, and Civics shall be administered to 603
students enrolled in such courses as specified in the course 604
code directory. 605
2. Students enrolled in a course, a s specified in the 606
course code directory, with an associated statewide, 607
standardized EOC assessment must take the EOC assessment for 608
such course and may not take the corresponding subject or grade -609
level statewide, standardized assessment pursuant to paragr aph 610
(a). Sections 1003.4156 and 1003.4282 govern the use of 611
statewide, standardized EOC assessment results for students. 612
3. The commissioner may select one or more nationally 613
developed comprehensive examinations, which may include 614
examinations for a Coll ege Board Advanced Placement course, 615
International Baccalaureate course, or Advanced International 616
Certificate of Education course, or industry -approved 617
examinations to earn national industry certifications identified 618
in the CAPE Industry Certification Fun ding List, for use as EOC 619
assessments under this paragraph if the commissioner determines 620
that the content knowledge and skills assessed by the 621
examinations meet or exceed the grade -level expectations for the 622
core curricular content established for the cou rse in the Next 623
Generation Sunshine state academic standards. Use of any such 624
examination as an EOC assessment must be approved by the state 625
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 26 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
board in rule. 626
4. Contingent upon funding provided in the General 627
Appropriations Act, including the appropriation of funds 628
received through federal grants, the commissioner may establish 629
an implementation schedule for the development and 630
administration of additional statewide, standardized EOC 631
assessments that must be approved by the state board in rule. If 632
approved by the state board, student performance on such 633
assessments constitutes 30 percent of a student's final course 634
grade. 635
5. All statewide, standardized EOC assessments must be 636
administered online except as otherwise provided in paragraph 637
(d). 638
6. A student enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP), 639
International Baccalaureate (IB), or Advanced International 640
Certificate of Education (AICE) course who takes the respective 641
AP, IB, or AICE assessment and earns the minimum score necessary 642
to earn college credit, as identified in s. 1007.27(2), meets 643
the requirements of this paragraph and does not have to take the 644
EOC assessment for the corresponding course. 645
(c) Nationally recognized high school assessments. —Each 646
school district shall, by the 2021 -2022 school year and subject 647
to appropriation, select either the SAT or ACT for districtwide 648
administration to each public school student in grade 11, 649
including students attending public high schools, alternative 650
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 27 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
schools, and Department of Juvenile Justice education progra ms. 651
(d) Students with disabilities; Florida Alternate 652
Assessment.— 653
1. Each district school board must provide instruction to 654
prepare students with disabilities in the core content knowledge 655
and skills necessary for successful grade -to-grade progression 656
and high school graduation. 657
2. A student with a disability, as defined in s. 1007.02, 658
for whom the individual education plan (IEP) team determines 659
that the statewide, standardized assessments under this section 660
cannot accurately measure the student's a bilities, taking into 661
consideration all allowable accommodations, shall have 662
assessment results waived for the purpose of receiving a course 663
grade and a standard high school diploma. Such waiver shall be 664
designated on the student's transcript. The statemen t of waiver 665
shall be limited to a statement that performance on an 666
assessment was waived for the purpose of receiving a course 667
grade or a standard high school diploma, as applicable. 668
3. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules, based 669
upon recommendations of the commissioner, for the provision of 670
assessment accommodations for students with disabilities and for 671
students who have limited English proficiency. 672
a. Accommodations that negate the validity of a statewide, 673
standardized assessment a re not allowed during the 674
administration of the assessment. However, instructional 675
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 28 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
accommodations are allowed in the classroom if identified in a 676
student's IEP. Students using instructional accommodations in 677
the classroom that are not allowed on a statewid e, standardized 678
assessment may have assessment results waived if the IEP team 679
determines that the assessment cannot accurately measure the 680
student's abilities. 681
b. If a student is provided with instructional 682
accommodations in the classroom that are not al lowed as 683
accommodations for statewide, standardized assessments, the 684
district must inform the parent in writing and provide the 685
parent with information regarding the impact on the student's 686
ability to meet expected performance levels. A parent must 687
provide signed consent for a student to receive classroom 688
instructional accommodations that would not be available or 689
permitted on a statewide, standardized assessment and 690
acknowledge in writing that he or she understands the 691
implications of such instructional ac commodations. 692
c. If a student's IEP states that online administration of 693
a statewide, standardized assessment will significantly impair 694
the student's ability to perform, the assessment shall be 695
administered in hard copy. 696
4. For students with significan t cognitive disabilities, 697
the Department of Education shall provide for implementation of 698
the Florida Alternate Assessment to accurately measure the core 699
curricular content established in the Next Generation Sunshine 700
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 29 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
state academic standards. 701
(e) Assessment scores and achievement levels. — 702
1. All statewide, standardized EOC assessments and ELA, 703
mathematics, and Science assessments shall use scaled scores and 704
achievement levels. Achievement levels shall range from 1 705
through 5, with level 1 being the lowes t achievement level, 706
level 5 being the highest achievement level, and level 3 707
indicating grade-level satisfactory performance on an 708
assessment. 709
2. The state board shall designate by rule a passing 710
score, indicating grade-level performance, for each statewide, 711
standardized assessment. 712
3. If the commissioner seeks to revise a statewide, 713
standardized assessment and the revisions require the state 714
board to modify performance level scores, including the passing 715
score, the commissioner shall provide a copy of the proposed 716
scores and implementation plan to the President of the Senate 717
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives at least 45 90 718
days before submission to the state board for review. Until the 719
state board adopts the modifications by rule, the com missioner 720
shall use calculations for scoring the assessment that adjust 721
student scores on the revised assessment for statistical 722
equivalence to student scores on the former assessment. The 723
state board shall adopt by rule the passing score for the 724
revised assessment that is statistically equivalent to the 725
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 30 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
passing score on the discontinued assessment for a student who 726
is required to attain a passing score on the discontinued 727
assessment. The commissioner may, with approval of the state 728
board, discontinue admin istration of the former assessment upon 729
the graduation, based on normal student progression, of students 730
participating in the final regular administration of the former 731
assessment. If the commissioner revises a statewide, 732
standardized assessment and the re visions require the state 733
board to modify the passing score, only students taking the 734
assessment for the first time after the rule is adopted are 735
affected. 736
(f) Prohibited activities. —A district school board shall 737
prohibit each public school from suspendi ng a regular program of 738
curricula for purposes of administering practice assessments or 739
engaging in other assessment -preparation activities for a 740
statewide, standardized assessment. However, a district school 741
board may authorize a public school to engage i n the following 742
assessment-preparation activities: 743
1. Distributing to students sample assessment books and 744
answer keys published by the Department of Education. 745
2. Providing individualized instruction in assessment -746
taking strategies, without suspending the school's regular 747
program of curricula, for a student who scores Level 1 or Level 748
2 on a prior administration of an assessment. 749
3. Providing individualized instruction in the content 750
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 31 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
knowledge and skills assessed, without suspending the school's 751
regular program of curricula, for a student who scores Level 1 752
or Level 2 on a prior administration of an assessment or a 753
student who, through a diagnostic assessment administered by the 754
school district, is identified as having a deficiency in the 755
content knowledge and skills assessed. 756
4. Administering a practice assessment or engaging in 757
other assessment-preparation activities that are determined 758
necessary to familiarize students with the organization of the 759
assessment, the format of assessment items, and th e assessment 760
directions or that are otherwise necessary for the valid and 761
reliable administration of the assessment, as set forth in rules 762
adopted by the State Board of Education with specific reference 763
to this paragraph. 764
(g) Contracts for assessments. —The commissioner shall 765
provide for the assessments to be developed or obtained, as 766
appropriate, through contracts and project agreements with 767
private vendors, public vendors, public agencies, postsecondary 768
educational institutions, or school districts. The commissioner 769
may enter into contracts for the continued administration of the 770
assessments authorized and funded by the Legislature. Contracts 771
may be initiated in 1 fiscal year and continue into the next 772
fiscal year and may be paid from the appropriations o f either or 773
both fiscal years. The commissioner may negotiate for the sale 774
or lease of tests, scoring protocols, test scoring services, and 775
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 32 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
related materials developed pursuant to law. 776
(6) LOCAL ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE ON STATE 777
STANDARDS.—Measurement of student performance is the 778
responsibility of school districts except in those subjects and 779
grade levels measured under the statewide, standardized 780
assessment program described in this section and the coordinated 781
screening and progress monitoring system under s. 1008.25(8) . 782
When available, instructional personnel must be provided with 783
information on student achievement of standards and benchmarks 784
in order to improve instruction. 785
(7) ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTING OF RESULTS. — 786
(a) The Commissioner of Education shall establish 787
schedules for the administration of statewide, standardized 788
assessments and the reporting of student assessment results. The 789
commissioner shall consider the observance of religious and 790
school holidays when developing the schedules. The assessment 791
and reporting schedules must provide the earliest possible 792
reporting of student assessment results to the school districts. 793
Assessment results for the statewide, standardized ELA and 794
Mathematics assessments and all statewide, sta ndardized EOC 795
assessments must be made available no later than June 30, except 796
for results for the grade 3 statewide, standardized ELA 797
assessment, which must be made available no later than May 31. 798
Beginning with the 2023 -2024 school year, assessment resul ts for 799
the statewide, standardized ELA and Mathematics assessments must 800
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 33 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
be available no later than May 31. School districts shall 801
administer statewide, standardized assessments in accordance 802
with the schedule established by the commissioner. 803
(b) By January of each year, the commissioner shall 804
publish on the department's website a uniform calendar that 805
includes the assessment and reporting schedules for, at a 806
minimum, the next 2 school years. The uniform calendar must be 807
provided to school districts in an electronic format that allows 808
each school district and public school to populate the calendar 809
with, at minimum, the following information for reporting the 810
district assessment schedules under paragraph (d): 811
1. Whether the assessment is a district -required 812
assessment or a state -required assessment. 813
2. The specific date or dates that each assessment will be 814
administered, including administrations of the coordinated 815
screening and progress monitoring system under s. 1008.25(8)(b) . 816
3. The time allotted to administer each assessment. 817
4. Whether the assessment is a computer -based assessment 818
or a paper-based assessment. 819
5. The grade level or subject area associated with the 820
assessment. 821
6. The date that the assessment results are expected to be 822
available to teachers and parents. 823
7. The type of assessment, the purpose of the assessment, 824
and the use of the assessment results. 825
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 34 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
8. A glossary of assessment terminology. 826
9. Estimates of average time for administering state -827
required and district -required assessments, by grade level. 828
(c) The spring administration of the statewide, 829
standardized assessments in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b), excluding 830
assessment retakes, must be in accordance with the following 831
schedule: 832
1. The grade 3 statewide, standardized ELA assessment and 833
the writing portion of the statewide, standardized ELA 834
assessment must be administered no earlier than April 1 each 835
year within an assessment window not to exceed 2 weeks. 836
2. With the exception of assessments identified in 837
subparagraph 1., any statewide, standardized assessment that is 838
delivered in a paper -based format must be administered no 839
earlier than May 1 each year within an assessment window not to 840
exceed 2 weeks. 841
3. With the exception of assessments identified in 842
subparagraphs 1. and 2., any statewide, standardized assessment 843
must be administered within a 4 -week assessment window that 844
opens no earlier than May 1 each year. 845
(e) A school district may not schedule more than 5 percent 846
of a student's total school hours in a school ye ar to administer 847
statewide, standardized assessments , the coordinated screening 848
and progress monitoring system under s. 1008.25(8)(b)2., and 849
district-required local assessments. The district must secure 850
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 35 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
written consent from a student's parent before admini stering 851
district-required local assessments that, after applicable 852
statewide, standardized assessments and coordinated screening 853
and progress monitoring are scheduled, exceed the 5 percent test 854
administration limit for that student under this paragraph. Th e 855
5 percent test administration limit for a student under this 856
paragraph may be exceeded as needed to provide test 857
accommodations that are required by an IEP or are appropriate 858
for an English language learner who is currently receiving 859
services in a progra m operated in accordance with an approved 860
English language learner district plan pursuant to s. 1003.56. 861
Notwithstanding this paragraph, a student may choose within a 862
school year to take an examination or assessment adopted by 863
State Board of Education rule pursuant to this section and ss. 864
1007.27, 1008.30, and 1008.44. 865
(g) A school district must provide a student's performance 866
results on district-required local assessments to the student's 867
teachers and parent within 1 week and to the student's parents 868
no later than 30 days after administering such assessments, 869
unless the superintendent determines in writing that extenuating 870
circumstances exist and reports the extenuating circumstances to 871
the district school board. Results must be made available 872
through a web-based portal as part of the school district's 873
learning management system and in a printed format upon request 874
by a student's parent. 875
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 36 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
(h) The results of statewide, standardized assessment in 876
ELA and mathematics, science, and social studies, including 877
assessment retakes, shall be reported in an easy -to-read and 878
understandable format and delivered in time to provide useful, 879
actionable information to students, parents, and each student's 880
current teacher of record and teacher of record for the 881
subsequent school year; however, in any case, the district shall 882
provide the results pursuant to this paragraph within 1 week 883
after receiving the results from the department. A report of 884
student assessment results must, at a minimum, contain: 885
1. A clear explanation o f the student's performance on the 886
applicable statewide, standardized assessments. 887
2. Information identifying the student's areas of strength 888
and areas in need of improvement. 889
3. Specific actions that may be taken, and the available 890
resources that may be used, by the student's parent to assist 891
his or her child based on the student's areas of strength and 892
areas in need of improvement. 893
4. Longitudinal information, if available, on the 894
student's progress in each subject area based on previous 895
statewide, standardized assessment data. 896
5. Comparative information showing the student's score 897
compared to other students in the school district, in the state, 898
or, if available, in other states. 899
6. Predictive information, if available, showing the 900
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 37 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
linkage between the scores attained by the student on the 901
statewide, standardized assessments and the scores he or she may 902
potentially attain on nationally recognized college entrance 903
examinations. 904
905
The information included under this paragraph relating to 906
results from the statewide, standardized ELA assessments for 907
grades 3 through 10 and Mathematics assessments for grades 3 908
through 8 must be included in individual student reports under 909
s. 1008.25(8)(c). 910
(i) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the 911
development of the uniform calendar that, at minimum, define 912
terms that must be used in the calendar to describe various 913
assessments, including the terms "progress monitoring," 914
"summative assessment," "formative assessment," and "interim 915
assessment." 916
(13) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.-By January 31, 2025, the 917
Commissioner of Education shall provide recommendations to the 918
Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 919
House of Representatives based on an independent review of the 920
coordinated screening and progress monitoring system under s. 921
1008.25(8). At a minimum, the review and recommendations must 922
address: 923
(a) The feasibility and validity of using results from 924
either the first or second administrations of progress 925
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 38 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
monitoring, or both, in lieu of using the comprehensive, end -of-926
year progress monitoring assessment for purposes of 927
demonstrating a passing score, promotion to grade 4, meeting 928
graduation requirements, and calculating school grades in 929
accordance with s. 1008.34. 930
(b) Options for further redu cing the statewide, 931
standardized assessment footprint while maintaining valid and 932
reliable data for purposes of school accountability and 933
providing school and student supports, including the use of 934
computer-adaptive assessments, consistent with the require ments 935
of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 936
ss. 6301 et seq. and its implementing regulations. 937
(c) The feasibility and validity of remotely administering 938
statewide, standardized assessments and the coordinated 939
screening and progress monitoring system. 940
(d) Accelerating student progression based on results from 941
the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, as 942
academically and developmentally appropriate. 943
(e) The incorporation of content from ELA instructional 944
materials adopted by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 945
s. 1006.34 in test items within the coordinated screening and 946
progress monitoring system under s. 1008.25(8). 947
(f) The impact of the coordinated screening and progress 948
monitoring system on student learning growth data as measured by 949
the formula approved under s. 1012.34(7). 950
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 39 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
951
This subsection is repealed July 1, 2025. 952
Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4), paragraphs 953
(b), (d), and (e) of subsection (5), paragraph (b) of subsection 954
(7), paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (8), and 955
subsection (9) of section 1008.25, Florida Statutes, are amended 956
to read: 957
1008.25 Public school student progression; student 958
support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; 959
reporting requirements. — 960
(4) ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT. — 961
(a) Each student must participate in the statewide, 962
standardized assessment program required under s. 1008.22 and 963
the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 8 964
coordinated screening and progress monitoring system required 965
under subsection (8). Each student who does not achieve a Level 966
3 or above on the statewide, standardized English Language Arts 967
assessment, the statewide, standardized Mathematics assessment, 968
or the Algebra I EOC assessment must be evaluate d to determine 969
the nature of the student's difficulty, the areas of academic 970
need, and strategies for providing academic supports to improve 971
the student's performance. 972
(5) READING DEFICIENCY AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION. — 973
(b) A Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program student 974
who exhibits a substantial deficiency in early literacy skills 975
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 40 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
in accordance with the standards under s. 1002.67(1)(a) and 976
based upon the results of the administration of the final 977
coordinated screening and progress monitoring under subsection 978
(8) s. 1008.2125 shall be referred to the local school district 979
and may be eligible to receive intensive reading interventions 980
before participating in kindergarten. Such intensive reading 981
interventions shall b e paid for using funds from the district's 982
evidence-based research-based reading instruction allocation in 983
accordance with s. 1011.62(8) s. 1011.62(9). 984
(d) The parent of any student who exhibits a substantial 985
deficiency in reading, as described in paragr aph (a), must be 986
notified in writing of the following: 987
1. That his or her child has been identified as having a 988
substantial deficiency in reading, including a description and 989
explanation, in terms understandable to the parent, of the exact 990
nature of the student's difficulty in learning and lack of 991
achievement in reading. 992
2. A description of the current services that are provided 993
to the child. 994
3. A description of the proposed intensive interventions 995
and supports that will be provided to the child that are 996
designed to remediate the identified area of reading deficiency. 997
4. That if the child's reading deficiency is not 998
remediated by the end of grade 3, the child must be retained 999
unless he or she is exempt from mandatory retention for good 1000
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 41 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
cause. 1001
5. Strategies, including multisensory strategies, through 1002
a read-at-home plan the parent can use in helping his or her 1003
child succeed in reading. The read -at-home plan must provide 1004
access to the resources identified in paragraph (e) paragraph 1005
(d). 1006
6. That the statewide, standardized English Language Arts 1007
assessment is not the sole determiner of promotion and that 1008
additional evaluations, portfolio reviews, and assessments are 1009
available to the child to assist parents and the school district 1010
in knowing when a chil d is reading at or above grade level and 1011
ready for grade promotion. 1012
7. The district's specific criteria and policies for a 1013
portfolio as provided in subparagraph (6)(b)4. and the evidence 1014
required for a student to demonstrate mastery of Florida's 1015
academic standards for English Language Arts. A school must 1016
immediately begin collecting evidence for a portfolio when a 1017
student in grade 3 is identified as being at risk of retention 1018
or upon the request of the parent, whichever occurs first. 1019
8. The district's s pecific criteria and policies for 1020
midyear promotion. Midyear promotion means promotion of a 1021
retained student at any time during the year of retention once 1022
the student has demonstrated ability to read at grade level. 1023
9. Information about the student's eli gibility for the New 1024
Worlds Reading Initiative under s. 1003.485 and information on 1025
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 42 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
parent training modules and other reading engagement resources 1026
available through the initiative. 1027
1028
After initial notification, the school shall apprise the parent 1029
at least monthly of the student's progress in response to the 1030
intensive interventions and supports. Such communications must 1031
be in writing and must explain any additional interventions or 1032
supports that will be implemented to accelerate the student's 1033
progress if the interventions and supports already being 1034
implemented have not resulted in improvement. 1035
(e) The Department of Education shall compile resources 1036
that each school district must incorporate into a read -at-home 1037
plan provided to the parent of a student who is identified as 1038
having a substantial reading deficiency pursuant to paragraph 1039
(d) paragraph (c). The resources must be made available in an 1040
electronic format that is accessible online and must include the 1041
following: 1042
1. Developmentally appropriate, evidence -based strategies 1043
and programming, including links to video training modules and 1044
opportunities to sign up for at -home reading tips delivered 1045
periodically via text and e -mail, which a parent can use to help 1046
improve his or her child's literacy skills. 1047
2. An overview of the types of assessments used to 1048
identify reading deficiencies and what those assessments measure 1049
or do not measure, the frequency with which the assessments are 1050
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 43 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
administered, and the requirements for interventions and 1051
supports that districts must provide to students who do not make 1052
adequate academic progress. 1053
3. An overview of the process for initiating and 1054
conducting evaluations for exceptional education eligibility. 1055
The overview must include an explanation that a diagnosis of a 1056
medical condition alone is not sufficient to establish 1057
exceptional education eligibility but may be used to document 1058
how that condition relates to the student's eligibility 1059
determination and may be disclosed in an eligible student's 1060
individual education plan when ne cessary to inform school 1061
personnel responsible for implementing the plan. 1062
4. Characteristics of conditions associated with learning 1063
disorders, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and 1064
developmental aphasia. 1065
5. A list of resources that support i nformed parent 1066
involvement in decisionmaking processes for students who have 1067
difficulty in learning. 1068
1069
Upon the request of a parent, resources meeting the requirements 1070
of this paragraph must be provided to the parent in a hardcopy 1071
format. 1072
(7) SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR RETAINED THIRD GRADE 1073
STUDENTS.— 1074
(b) Each school district shall: 1075
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 44 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
1. Provide written notification to the parent of a student 1076
who is retained under paragraph (5)(c) that his or her child has 1077
not met the achievement proficiency level required for promotion 1078
and the reasons the child is not eligible for a good cause 1079
exemption as provided in paragraph (6)(b). The notification must 1080
comply with paragraph (5)(d) and must include a description of 1081
proposed interventions and supports that will be prov ided to the 1082
child to remediate the identified areas of reading deficiency. 1083
2. Implement a policy for the midyear promotion of a 1084
student retained under paragraph (5)(c) who can demonstrate that 1085
he or she is a successful and independent reader and performi ng 1086
at or above grade level in reading or, upon implementation of 1087
English Language Arts assessments, performing at or above grade 1088
level in English Language Arts. Tools that school districts may 1089
use in reevaluating a student retained may include subsequent 1090
assessments, alternative assessments, and portfolio reviews, in 1091
accordance with rules of the State Board of Education. Students 1092
promoted during the school year after November 1 must 1093
demonstrate achievement proficiency levels in reading equivalent 1094
to the level necessary for the beginning of grade 4. The rules 1095
adopted by the State Board of Education must include standards 1096
that provide a reasonable expectation that the student's 1097
progress is sufficient to master appropriate grade 4 level 1098
reading skills. 1099
3. Provide students who are retained under paragraph 1100
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 45 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
(5)(c), including students participating in the school 1101
district's summer reading camp under subparagraph (a)2., with a 1102
highly effective teacher who is certified or endorsed in reading 1103
and is rated highly effec tive as determined by the teacher's 1104
performance evaluation under s. 1012.34 , and, beginning July 1, 1105
2020, the teacher must also be certified or endorsed in reading . 1106
4. Establish at each school, when applicable, an intensive 1107
reading acceleration course fo r any student retained in grade 3 1108
who was previously retained in kindergarten, grade 1, or grade 1109
2. The intensive reading acceleration course must provide the 1110
following: 1111
a. Uninterrupted reading instruction for the majority of 1112
student contact time each d ay and opportunities to master the 1113
grade 4 Next Generation Sunshine state academic standards in 1114
other core subject areas through content -rich texts. 1115
b. Small group instruction. 1116
c. Reduced teacher-student ratios. 1117
d. The use of explicit, systematic, and multisensory 1118
reading interventions, including intensive language, phonics, 1119
and vocabulary instruction, and use of a speech -language 1120
therapist if necessary, that have proven results in accelerating 1121
student reading achievement within the same school year . 1122
e. A read-at-home plan. 1123
(8) COORDINATED SCREENING AND PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEM. — 1124
(a) The Department of Education, in collaboration with the 1125
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 46 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
Office of Early Learning, shall procure and require the use of a 1126
statewide, standardized coordinated scree ning and progress 1127
monitoring system for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 1128
Program and public schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 1129
students. The system must: 1130
1. Measure student progress in the Voluntary 1131
Prekindergarten Education Program thro ugh grade 8 in meeting the 1132
appropriate expectations in early literacy and mathematics 1133
skills and in English Language Arts and mathematics standards as 1134
required by ss. 1002.67(1)(a) and 1003.41 and identify the 1135
educational strengths and needs of students . 1136
2. For students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 1137
Program through grade 3, measure student performance in oral 1138
language development, phonological and phonemic awareness, 1139
knowledge of print and letters, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, 1140
and comprehension, as applicable by grade level , and, at a 1141
minimum, provide interval level and norm -referenced data that 1142
measures equivalent levels of growth . 1143
3. Be a valid, reliable, and developmentally appropriate 1144
computer-adaptive direct instrument that provides s creening and 1145
diagnostic capabilities for monitoring student progress; 1146
identifies students who have a substantial deficiency in 1147
reading, including identifying students with characteristics of 1148
dyslexia and other learning disorders ; and informs instruction. 1149
4. Provide data for Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 1150
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 47 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
Program accountability as required under s. 1002.68 s. 1002.67. 1151
5. Provide Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program 1152
providers, school districts, schools, and teachers, and parents 1153
with data and resources that enhance differentiated instruction 1154
and parent communication. 1155
6. Provide baseline data to the department of each 1156
student's readiness for kindergarten. The determination of 1157
kindergarten readiness must be based on the results of each 1158
student's initial progress monitoring assessment in 1159
kindergarten. The methodology for determining a student's 1160
readiness for kindergarten shall be developed by the department 1161
and aligned to the methodology adopted pursuant to s. 1162
1002.68(4). 1163
7.6. Assess how well educational goals and curricular 1164
standards are met at the provider, school, district, and state 1165
levels and provide information to the department to aid in the 1166
development of educational programs, policies, and supports for 1167
providers, districts, and schools. 1168
(b) Beginning with the 2022 -2023 school year, private 1169
Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program providers and public 1170
schools must participate in the coordinated screening and 1171
progress monitoring system pursuant to this paragraph . 1172
1. For students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education 1173
Program through grade 2, the coordinated screening and progress 1174
monitoring system must be administered at least three times 1175
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 48 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
within a program year or school year, as applicable, with the 1176
first administration occurring no later than the first 30 1177
instructional days after a student's enrollment or the start of 1178
the program year or school year , the second occurring midyear, 1179
and the third administration occurring within the last 30 days 1180
of the program or sch ool year pursuant to state board rule. The 1181
state board may adopt alternate timeframes to address 1182
nontraditional school year calendars or summer programs to 1183
ensure the coordinated screening and progress monitoring program 1184
is administered a minimum of three times within a year or 1185
program. 1186
2. For grades 3 through 10 English Language Arts and 1187
grades 3 through 8 Mathematics, the coordinated screening and 1188
progress monitoring system must be administered at the 1189
beginning, middle, and end of the school year pursua nt to state 1190
board rule. The end-of-year administration of the coordinated 1191
screening and progress monitoring system must be a comprehensive 1192
progress monitoring assessment administered in accordance with 1193
the scheduling requirements under s. 1008.22(7)(c). 1194
(c) To facilitate timely interventions and supports 1195
pursuant to subsection (4), the system must provide results from 1196
the first two administrations of the progress monitoring to a 1197
student's teacher within 1 week and to the student's parent 1198
within 2 weeks of the administration of the progress monitoring. 1199
Delivery of results from the comprehensive, end -of-year progress 1200
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 49 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
monitoring ELA assessment for grades 3 through 10 and 1201
Mathematics assessment for grades 3 through 8 must be in 1202
accordance with s. 1008.22(7)(h) . 1203
1. A student's results from the coordinated screening and 1204
progress monitoring system must be recorded in a written, easy -1205
to-comprehend individual student report. Each school district 1206
shall provide a parent secure access to his or her child's 1207
individual student reports through a web -based portal as part of 1208
its learning management system. Each early learning coalition 1209
shall provide parents the individual student report in a format 1210
determined by state board rule. 1211
2. In addition to the information under s ubparagraph 1212
(a)5., the report must also include parent resources that 1213
explain the purpose of progress monitoring, assist the parent in 1214
interpreting progress monitoring results, and support informed 1215
parent involvement. Parent resources may include personali zed 1216
video formats. 1217
3. The department shall annually update school districts 1218
and early learning coalitions on new system features and 1219
functionality and collaboratively identify with school districts 1220
and early learning coalitions strategies for meaningfull y 1221
reporting to parents results from the coordinated screening and 1222
progress monitoring system. 1223
4. An individual student report must be provided in a 1224
printed format upon a parent's request. 1225
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 50 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
(c) A Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program student 1226
who is at risk of being identified as having a substantial 1227
deficiency in early literacy skills, based upon results under 1228
this subsection, must be referred to the school district in 1229
which he or she resides and may be eligible to receive early 1230
literacy instruction and interventions after program completion 1231
and before participating in kindergarten. Such instruction and 1232
interventions may be paid for using funds from the school 1233
district's evidence-based reading instruction allocation in 1234
accordance with s. 1011.62(9). 1235
(9) ANNUAL REPORT.— 1236
(a) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (5)(c), 1237
each district school board must annually report to the parent of 1238
each student the progress of the student toward achieving state 1239
and district expectations for proficiency in E nglish Language 1240
Arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. The district 1241
school board must report to the parent the student's results on 1242
each statewide, standardized assessment and the coordinated 1243
screening and progress monitoring system under subsecti on (8). 1244
The evaluation of each student's progress must be based upon the 1245
student's classroom work, observations, tests, district and 1246
state assessments, response to intensive interventions provided 1247
under paragraph (5)(a), and other relevant information. Pro gress 1248
reporting must be provided to the parent in writing in a format 1249
adopted by the district school board and must be accessible 1250
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 51 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
through secure, web-based options. 1251
(b) Each district school board must annually publish on 1252
the district website and in the local newspaper the following 1253
information on the prior school year: 1254
1. The provisions of this section relating to public 1255
school student progression and the district school board's 1256
policies and procedures on student retention and promotion. 1257
2. By grade, the number and percentage of all students in 1258
grades 3 through 10 performing at Levels 1 and 2 on the 1259
statewide, standardized English Language Arts assessment. 1260
3. By grade, the number and percentage of all students 1261
retained in kindergarten through grade 1 0. 1262
4. Information on the total number of students who were 1263
promoted for good cause, by each category of good cause as 1264
specified in paragraph (6)(b). 1265
5. Any revisions to the district school board's policies 1266
and procedures on student retention and promot ion from the prior 1267
year. 1268
Section 14. Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection 1269
(3), and paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (4) of 1270
section 1008.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1271
1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement.— 1272
(1) The State Board of Education shall comply with the 1273
federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. 1274
ss. 6301 et seq., its implementing regulations, and the ESEA 1275
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 52 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
plan flexibility waiver approved for Florida by the United 1276
States Secretary of Education. The state board may adopt rules 1277
to maintain compliance with the ESEA and the ESEA plan 1278
flexibility waiver. 1279
(3)(a) The academic performance of all students has a 1280
significant effect on the state school system. Pursuant to Art . 1281
IX of the State Constitution, which prescribes the duty of the 1282
State Board of Education to supervise Florida's public school 1283
system, the state board shall equitably enforce the 1284
accountability requirements of the state school system and may 1285
impose state requirements on school districts in order to 1286
improve the academic performance of all districts, schools, and 1287
students based upon the provisions of the Florida Early 1288
Learning-20 Education Code, chapters 1000 -1013; the federal ESEA 1289
and its implementing regula tions; and the ESEA plan flexibility 1290
waiver approved for Florida by the United States Secretary of 1291
Education. 1292
(4)(a) The state board shall apply intensive intervention 1293
and support strategies tailored to the needs of schools earning 1294
two consecutive grades of "D" or a grade of "F." In the first 1295
full school year after a school initially earns a grade of "D," 1296
two consecutive grades of "D" or a grade of "F," the school 1297
district must immediately implement intervention and support 1298
strategies prescribed in rule u nder paragraph (3)(c) . For a 1299
school that initially earns a grade of "F" or a second 1300
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 53 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
consecutive grade of "D," the school district must either 1301
continue implementing or immediately begin implementing 1302
intervention and support strategies prescribed in rule und er 1303
paragraph (3)(c) and, by September 1, provide the department , by 1304
September 1, with the memorandum of understanding negotiated 1305
pursuant to s. 1001.42(21) and, by October 1, a district -managed 1306
turnaround plan for approval by the state board. The district -1307
managed turnaround plan may include a proposal for the district 1308
to implement an extended school day, a summer program, or a 1309
combination of an extended school day and a summer program , or 1310
any other option authorized under paragraph (b) for state board 1311
approval. A school district is not required to wait until a 1312
school earns a second consecutive grade of "D" to submit a 1313
turnaround plan for approval by the state board under this 1314
paragraph. Upon approval by the state board, the school district 1315
must implement the plan for the remainder of the school year and 1316
continue the plan for 1 full school year. The state board may 1317
allow a school an additional year of implementation before the 1318
school must implement a turnaround option required under 1319
paragraph (b) if it determi nes that the school is likely to 1320
improve to a grade of "C" or higher after the first full school 1321
year of implementation. 1322
(b) Unless an additional year of implementation is 1323
provided pursuant to paragraph (a), a school that completes a 1324
plan cycle under par agraph (a) and does not improve to a grade 1325
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 54 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
of earns three consecutive grades below a "C" or higher must 1326
implement one of the following: 1327
1. Reassign students to another school and monitor the 1328
progress of each reassigned student; 1329
2. Close the school and reopen the school as one or more 1330
charter schools, each with a governing board that has a 1331
demonstrated record of effectiveness; or 1332
3. Contract with an outside entity that has a demonstrated 1333
record of effectiveness to provide turnaround services 1334
identified in state board rule, which may include school 1335
leadership, educational modalities, teacher and leadership 1336
professional development, curriculum, operation and management 1337
services, school-based administrative staffing, budgeting, 1338
scheduling, other educationa l service provider functions, or any 1339
combination thereof operate the school. Selection of an outside 1340
entity may include one or a combination of the following: 1341
a. An external operator, which may be a district-managed 1342
charter school or a high-performing charter school network in 1343
which all instructional personnel are not employees of the 1344
school district, but are employees of an independent governing 1345
board composed of members who did not participate in the review 1346
or approval of the charter. 1347
b. A contractual agreement that allows for a charter 1348
school network or any of its affiliated subsidiaries to provide 1349
individualized consultancy services tailored to address the 1350
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 55 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
identified needs of one or more schools under this section. 1351
1352
A school district and outside en tity under this subparagraph 1353
must enter, at minimum, a 2 -year, performance-based contract. 1354
The contract must include school performance and growth metrics 1355
the outside entity must meet on an annual basis. The state board 1356
may require the school district to m odify or cancel the 1357
contract. 1358
(c) Implementation of the turnaround option is no longer 1359
required if the school improves to a grade of "C" or higher. 1360
However, a school that exits turnaround status based on its 1361
school grade for the 2023 -2024 school year or thereafter and 1362
earns a grade of "D" or "F" within 2 consecutive school years 1363
must select and implement a turnaround option the school has not 1364
yet completed. 1365
Section 15. Subsection (6) of section 1008.34, Florida 1366
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection ( 7), paragraph (c) of 1367
subsection (3) is amended, and a new subsection (6) is added to 1368
that section, to read: 1369
1008.34 School grading system; school report cards; 1370
district grade.— 1371
(3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES. — 1372
(c)1. The calculation of a school grad e shall be based on 1373
the percentage of points earned from the components listed in 1374
subparagraph (b)1. and, if applicable, subparagraph (b)2. The 1375
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 56 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
State Board of Education shall adopt in rule a school grading 1376
scale that sets the percentage of points needed to earn each of 1377
the school grades listed in subsection (2). There shall be at 1378
least five percentage points separating the percentage 1379
thresholds needed to earn each of the school grades. The state 1380
board shall annually periodically review the percentage of 1381
school grades of "A" and "B" for the school year to determine 1382
whether to adjust the school grading scale upward for the 1383
following school year's school grades. The first adjustment 1384
would occur no earlier than the 2023 -2024 school year. An 1385
adjustment must be ma de if the percentage of schools earning a 1386
grade of "A" or "B" in the current year represents 75 percent or 1387
more of all graded schools within a particular school type, 1388
which consists of elementary, middle, high, and combination. The 1389
adjustment must reset th e minimum required percentage of points 1390
for each grade of "A", "B", "C", or "D" at the next highest 1391
percentage ending in the numeral 5 or 0, whichever is closest to 1392
the current percentage. Annual reviews of the percentage of 1393
schools earning a grade of "A" or "B" and adjustments to the 1394
required points must be suspended when the following grading 1395
scale for a specific school type is achieved: 1396
a. Ninety percent or more of the points for a grade of 1397
"A". 1398
b. Eighty to eighty -nine percent of the points for a g rade 1399
of "B". 1400
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 57 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
c. Seventy to seventy -nine percent of the points for a 1401
grade of "C". 1402
d. Sixty to sixty-nine percent of the points for a grade 1403
of "D." 1404
1405
When the school grading scale to determine if the scale should 1406
be adjusted upward to meet raised expect ations and encourage 1407
increased student performance. If the state board adjusts the 1408
grading scale upward, the state board must inform the public and 1409
the school districts of the reasons for and degree of the 1410
adjustment and its anticipated impact on school gr ades. 1411
2. The calculation of school grades may not include any 1412
provision that would raise or lower the school's grade beyond 1413
the percentage of points earned. Extra weight may not be added 1414
in the calculation of any components. 1415
(6) TRANSITION.-To assist in the transition to 2022 -2023 1416
school grades and district grades calculated based on the 1417
comprehensive, end-of-year progress monitoring assessment under 1418
s. 1008.25(8), the 2022 -2023 school grades and district grades 1419
shall serve as an informational baseline for schools and 1420
districts to work toward improved performance in future years. 1421
Accordingly, notwithstanding any other provision of law: 1422
(a) Due to the absence of Learning Gains data in the 2022 -1423
2023 school year, the initial school grading scale for the 2 022-1424
2023 informational baseline grades shall be set so that the 1425
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 58 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
percentage of schools that earn an "A," "B," "C," "D," and "F" 1426
is statistically equivalent to the 2021 -2022 school grades 1427
results. When Learning Gains data become available in the 2023 -1428
2024 school year, the State Board of Education shall review the 1429
school grading scale and determine if the scale should be 1430
adjusted. 1431
(b) A school may not be required to select and implement a 1432
turnaround option pursuant to s. 1008.33 in the 2023 -2024 school 1433
year based on the school's 2022 -2023 grade. The benefits of s. 1434
1008.33(4)(c), relating to a school being released from 1435
implementation of the turnaround option, and s. 1008.33(4)(d), 1436
relating to a school implementing strategies identified in its 1437
school improvement plan, apply to a school using turnaround 1438
options pursuant to s. 1008.33 which improves to a grade of "C" 1439
or higher during the 2022 -2023 school year. 1440
(c) A school or approved provider under s. 1002.45 which 1441
receives the same or lower school grade for t he 2022-2023 school 1442
year compared to the 2021 -2022 school year is not subject to 1443
sanctions or penalties that would otherwise occur as a result of 1444
the 2022-2023 school grade or rating. A charter school system or 1445
school district designated as high performing may not lose the 1446
designation based on the 2022 -2023 school grades of any of the 1447
schools within the charter school system or school district or 1448
based on the 2022-2023 district grade, as applicable. 1449
(d) For purposes of determining grade 3 retention pursuant 1450
CS/HB 1193 2022
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb1193-01-c1
Page 59 of 59
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
to s. 1008.25(5) and high school graduation pursuant to s. 1451
1003.4282, student performance on the 2022 -2023 comprehensive, 1452
end-of-year progress monitoring assessment under s. 1008.25(8) 1453
shall be linked to 2021-2022 student performance expectations. 1454
In addition to the good cause exemptions under s. 1008.25(6), a 1455
student may be promoted to grade 4 for the 2023 -2024 school year 1456
if the student demonstrates an acceptable level of performance 1457
through means reasonably calculated by the school district to 1458
provide reliable evidence of the student's performance. 1459
1460
This subsection is repealed July 1, 2025. 1461
Section 16. Subsection (6) of section 1008.341, Florida 1462
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (7), and a new subsection 1463
(6) is added to that section, to read: 1464
1008.341 School improvement rating for alternative 1465
schools.— 1466
(6) TRANSITION.—Due to the absence of Learning Gains data 1467
in the 2022-2023 school year, school improvement ratings will 1468
not be calculated for the 2022-2023 school year. When Learning 1469
Gains data become available in the 2023 -2024 school year, the 1470
State Board of Education shall set the scale for the 1471
"Commendable," "Maintaining," and "Unsatisfactory" ratings 1472
pursuant to rule. This subsection is repealed July 1, 2025. 1473
Section 17. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 1474